Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
ACCIDENTALLY BRAVE: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
April 21st, 2019
It is nearly impossible, as both a wife and mom, to wrap my head around the shock and betrayal....along with a boatload of other sentiments (and expletives)....that a woman would experience and potentially spew out when her marriage is truly tested due to the unthinkable. Maddie Corman, who wrote and stars ...
Supporting an Allergen Free Home by Robin Gorman Newman
April 19th, 2019
It's been some time since I've blogged about a product, but I couldn't resist when I was presented with this opportunity. In recent years, I've developed seasonal allergies along with a sensitivity to dust, so I've become extremely conscious of keeping our home as clear as possible of allergens. It is ...
Love Bug, Sweetie Dear, Pumpkin Pie, Etc by Polly Rosenwaike (Book Excerpt)
April 19th, 2019
From the Book: LOOK HOW HAPPY I’M MAKING YOU Copyright © 2017 by Polly Rosenwaike Published by arrangement with Doubleday, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC From the story.....Love Bug, Sweetie Dear, Pumpkin Pie, Etc. The book about how to calm your baby said to swing ...
Budgeting Key to Less Financial Stress for Working Moms
April 17th, 2019
Motherhood is a beautiful phase in a woman’s life. However, it comes with a whole new set of challenges, one of them being increased expenses. According to a report released by USDA, it costs an average of $233,610 annually to take care of a child until the age of 17. ...
June is the First Fall: Show Review by Debbie Gray Bloom
April 7th, 2019
[caption id="attachment_28529" align="alignleft" width="300"] (photo by Maria Baranov)[/caption] Overheard in the Ladies’ Room at the New Ohio Theatre,"There are a lot of Asian people here." With almost no hesitation and a quick debate as to whether or not to mind my own business I told them, “Well you know the play ...
My ‘Older Mom’ Mother by Sharon O’Donnell
April 7th, 2019
Not only am I an older mom since I had a child when I was 38, which is considered advance maternal age; but, my mother is also an older mom because she had me when she was 38. I've written in my book, Please Don't Let Me Be the Oldest ...
THE WHITE DEVIL: Show Review by Debby Gray Bloom
April 4th, 2019
I attend every show prepared to do two things. First, suspend my disbelief and two, totally enjoy the performance. Unfortunately, I was totally unprepared for The White Devil, produced by The Red Bull Theatre at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on Christopher Street. When a Playbill includes a full page insert with a synopsis ...
Teaching Good Financial Habits Young
April 3rd, 2019
(Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by PSECU, a Pennsylvania-based credit union.) Many parents put off initiating financial discussions with children until they become old enough to begin babysitting or performing odd jobs to earn cash. However, attitudes about money start forming in the human mind shortly after vocabulary begins to develop. ...
VILNA: Show Review by Rochelle Jewell Shapiro
April 2nd, 2019
Ira Fuchs must have been called by the voices of the dead to write his impassioned play, VILNA. In 1974, after college graduation, he wrote a few plays. One was put on at the YWHA on Eighth Avenue, the other at Playwright Horizons. Then he left the theater to become ...
The Adornment of Maternal Attire by Nancy Carolyn Kwant
March 28th, 2019
You first became a part of my wardrobe when my structure stretched to accommodate your growing body. I would shop at thrift stores for larger shirts and skirts not having the money to waste on a growth spurt that would only last for a couple of weeks. I remember starting with one ...
